The term "year" refers to the start year of the research project in case of "Current research projects" and to the time of completion in case of "Completed research projects". For "Current research projects" the most recent project appears at the top, for "Completed research projects" the most recently completed project appears at the top.
Current research projects
Basic research
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Pathways to Sustainability Based on Advanced Frugal Innovation: Innovation Generation and Innovation Scaling under Resource Constraints (AFRIN)Led by: Prof. Dr. Ingo Liefner (PI, LUH); Prof. Dr. Balkrishna C. Rao (Co-PI, IITM); Prof. Dr. Sara Grobbelaar (Co-PI, SU)Team:Year: 2024Funding: Deutsche Forschungsgemeinschaft (DFG)Duration: 2024 - 2027
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Consumption of sustainable food in the context of crises: Climate Change and the Covid 19 Pandemic in Lower SaxonyLed by: Prof. Dr. Kerstin Nolte and Prof. Dr. Leonie TuitjerTeam:Year: 2022Funding: Niedersächsisches Ministerium für Wissenschaft und KulturDuration: 2022 - 2025
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China-specific features of the emergence of innovations in artificial intelligence and environmental protection: Education system, interaction between science and economy, large-scale projectsLed by: Prof. Dr. Ingo Liefner (LUH), Prof. Dr. Steffi Robak (LUH), Prof. Dr. Daniel Schiller (University of Greifswald)Team:Year: 2021Funding: Federal Ministry of Education and ResearchDuration: 2021 – 2024
Applied research
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Sustainability preferences of retail investors in investment adviceLed by: Prof. Dr. Kerstin Nolte and Dr. Hanne Roggemann (iff)Team:Year: 2022Funding: Deutsche Bundesstiftung Umwelt (DBU)Duration: 2022 - 2024
Completed research projects
Basic research
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Implementation conditions for frugality in innovation processesLed by: Prof. Dr. Ingo LiefnerTeam:Year: 2023Funding: Lower Saxonian Ministry for Science and CultureDuration: 2020 - 2023
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Local self-government of irrigation systems in the Talas Region (Kyrgyzstan)Led by: PD Dr. Matthias SchmidtTeam:Year: 2018Funding: Self-financed, financial support by the GraduiertenakademieDuration: 2013 - 2018
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Environmental change and resource use in South India. Discourses and gender perspectives in rural KeralaLed by: PD Dr. Matthias Schmidt (Universität Augsburg)Team:Year: 2018Funding: Graduiertenakademie of LUHDuration: 2014 - 2018
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Wind energy technology in Lower Saxony - A comparative approach to explain path creation and path dependence in a renewable energy.Led by: Prof. Dr. Rolf SternbergTeam:Year: 2016Funding: The Lower Saxon Ministry of Science and CultureDuration: 2013 - 2016
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Livelihoods and Natural Resource Management in Arid and Semi-Arid Environments of EthiopiaLed by: PD Dr. Matthias SchmidtTeam:Year: 2015Funding: Gesellschaft für Internationale Zusammenarbeit (GIZ)Duration: 2014 – 2015
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An critical approach on transdisciplinary knowledge generation and knowledge transfer in spatial planning – an approach in reference to the climate change discourseLed by: PD Dr. Matthias SchmidtTeam:Year: 2015Funding: Academy for Spatial Research and Planning (ARL), Headquarters(ARL), GeschäftsstelleDuration: 2012 - 2015
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Natural Resource Management, Ecosystems and Biodiversity in Afar, EthiopiaLed by: PD Dr. Matthias SchmidtTeam:Year: 2014Funding: Gesellschaft für Internationale Zusammenarbeit (GIZ)Duration: 2013 – 2014
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Tsunami Risks, Vulnerability and Resilience in the Phang-Nga Province, ThailandLed by: Prof. Dr. Javier Revilla Diez (University of Hannover), Prof. Dr. Horst Sterr (University of Kiel), Prof. Dr. Ralf Ludwig (LMU Munich)Team:Year: 2011Funding: German Research Foundation (DFG)Duration: 2008 - 2011
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Sustainable regional development in Northrhine-WestphaliaLed by: Prof. Dr. Rolf SternbergTeam:Year: 2001Funding: German Research Foundation (DFG) - SFB 419: Environmental problems of an industrial agglomeration: scientific solutions and socio-economic implications.Duration: 1999 - 2001
